Asus2 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○○○2111ABEBEABE
Asus2
Suspended 2
Notes:A · B · E
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAABE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 0 2 2 2 0 02 – – 1 1 1 – –A B E B E A B Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 5 2 2 2 5 5– – 2 1 1 1 3 4x x A B E A E Amedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 7 x x x x1 2 3 4 – – – –A E B E x x x xhard
x x 5 0 7 4 0 0– – 2 – 3 1 – –x x A A A B B Emedium
x x 5 7 9 9 5 5– – 1 2 3 4 1 1x x A E B E E Ahard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 7 9 10 7– 3 1 1 1 2 4 1x A B E A E A Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 0 9 9 0 0– – – – 1 2 – –x x x A B E B Eeasy
x 10 12 0 x x 12 12– 1 2 – – – 3 4x A E A x x B Ehard
x 12 12 0 x x x x– 1 2 – – – – –x B E A x x x xeasy
3 0 0 2 2 2 0 x2 – – 1 1 1 – –A B E B E A B xeasy · barre on fret 2
3 5 5 2 2 2 x x2 3 4 1 1 1 – –A E A B E A x xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 x x x x x1 2 3 – – – – –A E B x x x x xhard
x x 5 0 7 4 5 0– – 2 – 4 1 3 –x x A A A B E Emedium
x x 5 7 9 9 5 0– – 1 2 3 4 1 –x x A E B E E Ehard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 7 9 10 0– 3 1 1 1 2 4 –x A B E A E A Emedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 0 9 9 0 x– – – – 1 2 – –x x x A B E B xeasy

The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Asus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
22B
57E

More A chords

Other roots

See Asus2 in another tuning

What notes make up the Asus2 chord?

Asus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes A, B, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.